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Kuwait recently registered its first case of the new Covid strain. The Kuwait government Cabinet held its weekly session at Seif Palace on Monday under chairmanship of Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah - where measures to curb Covid-19 virus spread were discussed. The ministers took notice that in light of the increase in novel coronavirus infections around the world, the Cabinet has decided to keep the status at the airport unchanged. After a briefing by the Minister of Health on the Covid situation in Kuwait, the government urged citizens and residents to continue taking all necessary precautions against the virus. The Cabinet decided to delay shifting to the 'second phase' regarding the resumption of commercial flights to Kuwait International Airport until ...

Dubai: A total of 3,403 domestic workers in Bahrain have escaped from their employers over the course of two years, according to the latest statistics announced by the Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan. Replying to a parliamentary question submitted by MP Bassem Al Maliki during the Council of Representatives’ regular weekly session, the minister did not clarify whether the number of domestic workers escaping from employers is increasing or decreasing compared to previous years, Al Ayam newspaper reported. According to the minister, out of the total complaints received by the ministry, 550 were settled amicably by rectifying the status of the runaway workers, while 257 have been dropped by the employers. Humaidan confirmed that 1,693 co

Kuwait City: The Minister of Trade and commerce, Faisal Al Medlej, revealed that the Civil Service Bureau has drawn up a report to reduce the number of expats working in the public sector in order to achieve Kuwaitization, a governmental policy aimed at creating a 100 per cent Kuwaiti workforce, Al Anba reported. Al Medlej pointed out that several government agencies are required to reduce the number of expats and replace them with Kuwaitis annually. Within two years, five specialities should achieve 100 per cent of Kuwaitization. Other specialties, like education and criminal forensics, should reach 97 per cent Kuwaitization. The lowest quota is for jobs in the farming industry, as they should reach at least 75 per cent of a Kuwaiti workforce. Majority Kuwaiti workfo

Kuwait’s emir has issued a decree reappointing Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah as prime minister after the cabinet resigned last week in a standoff with parliament over its vote to question him on constitutional affairs, including his choice of ministers. State news agency KUNA said on Sunday the decree by Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah also tasked Sheikh Sabah with nominating a new cabinet for approval. The barely one-month-old government had been acting in a caretaker role since it resigned on January 13 over the confrontation with parliament. The motion earlier this month to question Sheikh Sabah, prime minister since late 2019, was supported by 38 MPs in the 50-seat assembly. It referred to a cabinet that did not reflect last year’s legislative elections and to gov

The country will observe a week-long mourning, and flags will be flown at half-mast. The prime minister of Bahrain has passed away, the official Bahrain News agency announced on Wednesday. "By order of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Royal Court mourns His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister, who passed away this morning at Mayo Clinic Hospital in the United States of America," the BNA said in a statement. The burial ceremony will take place after the repatriation of the body, and the funeral will be limited to a specific number of relatives. The country will observe a week-long mourning, and flags will be flown at half-mast. Government ministries and departments will be closed for three days starting Thursday. Con...